Flag-cover.



Patented May 29, 1917.

l. H. BREWER.

FLAG COVER.

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l FLAG-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29, 1917.

Application led September 19, 1916. Serial N o. 121,023.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN I-I. BREWER, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Louisville, in lthe countyof Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flag- Covers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention provides a very simple and effective cover for flags whichis arranged so that it is always connected `with some part of the flagor staff and is therefore always ready for use and not likely to belost. In one position the cover incloses the flag and provides a dustand water-proof case for it, and in another position the cover is rolledaround the staff below the flag where it is out of the way and yet readyfor promptly covering the flag again. The-invention also enables flagsto be used for drilling implements in addition to their ordinary use aswill be described later.

The characteristics and advantages of the invention will be furtherdescribed so far as may be necessary in connectionvwith the detaileddescription of the accompanying drawing which shows certain exemplifyingembodiments of vthe invention. It is to be understood, however, that theinvention may be embodied in other forms and I do not limit myself todetails, except as claimed.` v

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation showing the flag unrolled and the cover wrappedand tied about the pole.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the flag rolled and the cover wrappedand tied about the flag.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailshow-ingloneV method of attaching the coverto the pole.

Fig. 4 is an elevation ,of a modification showing the cover spreadout'to exhibit oneA method of attaching the cover to the pole.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of the attachment device of Fig. 4.

Figs. Sand 4 show the lcover 1 spread out and attached to thev polebelow the flag in two different ways. tially rectangular piece of fabricof any suitable kind to afford the necessary protec- The cover is asubstantion, such as plain or Water-proofed canvas, or a compositionrubber fabric or the like. At one corner, 2,`the cover is attached tothe pole 3 near the lower edge of the flag 4. This attachment may be asshown in Fig. 3, by slitting the cover at 5 to form a tongue 6 and thistongueis lashed to thepole by va cord 7. When this method of attachmentis used, when the flag is unfurled the cover is Aplaced in the positionshown in Fig.4r 3 and rolledabout thepole as shown in Fig. 1 and lashedby the lashing cords 8, andfin this position the side 1a of the coverwill be outermost. When the flag is furled the cover is unlashed andopened and then turned up so that the other side lb of the cover-isoutermost, and then the cover is `rolled about the flag and again lashedas shown in Fig. 2, affording a complete protection tothe flag againstdirt and moisture.

In this position of thecover the flag is tightly secured about the poleand the entire device then becomes substantially a wand which may beused as a substitute for a gun or other weapon in drilling.

When it is desired to have the same side of the cover outward ineitheriof its positions such an attachment as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 maybe used, consistingof a stud or button 9, secured to the shaft andpassing through an eyelet or buttonhole 1Q in the corner of the cover.In this case the cover may be'swung around on the stud as a pivot androlled in either position with the same side outward.

Evidently, other methods of 'attachment may be employed and thel shapeand mode of fastening the cover, and other details may be variedconsiderably within the principles of the invention as explained.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a flag or banner and its staff, of a coverconsisting of a sheet of fabric secured to the'stafl' near one edge berolled about the iag when furled or about the staff below the iag andmeans for. edge of the flag, and fastening devices on fastening thecover when rolled in either the cover, the parts being constructed andposition. arranged so that the cover may be rolled 10 3. The combinationWith a flag and its about the flag When furled or rolled about 5 stad ofa cover consisting of a piece of the staff below the flag and secured ineither fabric secured to the staff near one of its position. corners ata place on, the staff near the lower JOHN H. BREWER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained foi` ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

